Agriculture
Causes
American Family Life
Miscellaneous
100
Distinguish the difference between sharecroppers and tenant farmers.
Sharecroppers - Instead of working for wages, they provided the labor and received a share of their employer’s crop. (Employers provided land, seed, tools, a mule, and a cabin). They did not have any monetary income. / Tenant farmers - The farmers who rented the land and they farmed from the landowner. They worked independently. (They grew whatever crops they wanted). They actually gained a source of income.
100
What were the three causes that led to the Great Depression?
Bank failure, Farm failure, Unemployment
100
What do we call people, usually teenagers who have no family members to support or protect them and are jobless, homeless wanders?
Hoboes
100
Speed Quiz !! / Name 5 students in this class
Answers will vary
200
What led to the decrease in farm prices? - Double Points
The surplus of agricultural products
200
How did declining income affect American's spending habits?
The decrease in income decreased America's spending habits.
200
What do we call the shantytowns where many people came to live in during the Great Depression called? - Double
Hoovervilles
200
Name another founder of Apple other than Steve Jobs
Steve Wason
300
When does foreclosure occur?
It occurs when a bank or other lender takes over ownership of a property from an owner who has failed to make loan payments
300
How did bankers try to prevent the economical collapse?
By buying stocks
300
Why were women scorned by the society during the Great Depression? - Double Points!
The women were scorned because they took jobs which "were supposed to be men's."
300
You guys always say that JJ is too expensive compared to it's quality and quantity of the meal. How much is a Korean lunch without any side menus or drinks?
4100 won.
400
What came as a result of the decreased consumer’s demand for food? - Double
The farmer’s income dropped.
400
By the 1930s, what resulted of the careless agricultural practices?
It left the region vulnerable to droughts and windstorms. Eventually being known as the Dust Bowl.
400
How were the men in the families affected by the Great Depression?
They felt as if they had failed due to the reduction in income. / They were challenged in their roles.
400
You guys have entered this room countless times over the course of this semester. What room number is Mr. Wood's classroom? - Double Points.
H208
500
By 1933, how much % did the prices for crops drop? - Chocolate x 5
More than 50%
500
When does a "run" occur?
A run occurs when a bank might be in danger of failing, and people rush to withdraw their savings.
500
How much did people who have jobs earn during the Great Depression?
10~12 cents
500
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